# Volatility Institute Hosts 11th Annual Conference

On April 26, the NYU Stern [Volatility Institute](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/volatility-institute) hosted its 11th annual conference entitled, "Financial Volatility in an Age of Geopolitical Risks."

![Professor Robert Engle and Xin Zhou](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/sites/default/files/assets/images/4.25.19---Volatility-Institute-Conference---Body-1.jpg)
*Professor [Robert Engle](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/robert-engle) and Xin Zhou*

The conference included presentations from Robert Engle, Torben Andersen, Tim Bollerslev, Christian Brownlees, Bryan Kelly, Olivier Ledoit, Yingying Li, Allan Timmermann and Xin Zhou, and also featured a panel on the topic, "Can you or should you hedge geopolitical risks?"

![Tim Bollerslev](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/sites/default/files/assets/images/4.26.19---Volatility-Institute-Conference---Body-2.jpg)
*Tim Bollerslev*

![Bennett Golub and Robert Engle](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/sites/default/files/assets/images/4.25.19---Volatility-Institute-Conference---Body-3.jpg)
*Bennett Golub and Robert Engle*

![Yingying Li](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/sites/default/files/assets/images/4.25.19---Volatility-Institute-Conference---Body-4.jpg)
*Yingying Li*

![Richard Berner](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/sites/default/files/assets/images/4.26.19---Volatility-Institute-Conference---Body-5.jpg)
[*Richard Berner*](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/richard-berner)

For more information on the event, please visit the [conference website](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/volatility-institute/events/upcoming-conferences).

See selected social media posts from the conference below.
> 11th Annual Volatility Institute conference [@nyuniversity](https://twitter.com/nyuniversity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@nyushanghai](https://twitter.com/nyushanghai?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@NYUVlab](https://twitter.com/NYUVlab?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) great presentations about volatility, geopolitical risks and [\#NLP](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NLP?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/d8NqWWJZPe](https://t.co/d8NqWWJZPe)
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> — Kevin Chen (@kevinchenNYC) [April 26, 2019](https://twitter.com/kevinchenNYC/status/1121838779113836544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Yingying Li is delivering our the first talk after lunch on her research, "Factor Modeling for Volatility" [pic.twitter.com/gP2ipQ1QJ6](https://t.co/gP2ipQ1QJ6)
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> — Volatility Institute (@NYU\_Volatility) [April 26, 2019](https://twitter.com/NYU_Volatility/status/1121838665238552576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Great 'Financial Volatility in an Age of Geopolitical Risks' conference [@NYU\_Volatility](https://twitter.com/NYU_Volatility?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@Prof\_RobEngle](https://twitter.com/Prof_RobEngle?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@blackrock](https://twitter.com/blackrock?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@NYUStern](https://twitter.com/NYUStern?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@NYUVlab](https://twitter.com/NYUVlab?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@kevinchenNYC](https://twitter.com/kevinchenNYC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) My latest [@Forbes](https://twitter.com/Forbes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) <https://t.co/2QpjrRDOvf>
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> — MRodriguezValladares (@MRVAssociates) [April 27, 2019](https://twitter.com/MRVAssociates/status/1121950419490680832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Research Center Events

— 4/26/2019

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- [The Volatility Institute](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/experience-stern/about/departments-centers-initiatives/centers-of-research/volatility-institute)